On her excitement over her first nomination (for her first-ever movie role), Allison, who donned a glittering art deco dress, said, "This is a big deal because this is for actors by all the other people in the union. This is amazing. It means a lot. In many ways it's the highest compliment."

When asked about her commitment to the Time's Up Movement and what she's learned from her involvement, the star had a lot to to say.

"I've learned a lot. One of the biggest lessons from this movement is that in many ways what [actresses] do and the power it gives us and the platform it gives us has always been kind of confusing to us," the former Girls actress said.

"For actresses, one of the messages from the last election was that [our] presence didn't help with the race...that's I think why it is so powerful to have a legal defense fund set up by actresses, but that benefits men and women across the country in their workplaces, no matter what that is, that's the mostincredible wielding of power."